146 Episodes The Great Legacy (3)
Pachichit.
I picked up the sword I had put down for a while and returned to the place where my comrade was. And then I put the sword in the bag I had put down.
Just looking at the cancer, it doesn’t seem like an ordinary arc-made longsword, but I’m going to figure this out later.
“I’m sorry. I also… … .”
I just tap on the shoulder at the words of the dwarf who bows his head as if he has no face.
what can i tell him
It’s not because of me that we all survived.
“Bjorn.”
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Misha approached me with a sad gait and placed her hand on my chest.
“Alive… … thank god. really… … .”
It feels like something is coming up.
’cause I know
Who is it thanks to that I can feel a sense of relief in living like this? He must have wanted to share this happy moment with him as well.
“Rotmiller.”
She wrapped Misha’s tiny hand tightly around her and gently pushed it away. Then he approached Rottmiller, who had regained consciousness, and told him.
Only a few words of will that Dwalky left behind.
“Right. he… … .”
After hearing all this, Rotmiller knelt in front of Dwalky’s body and drew a sign. And he scattered the words of farewell that he could not convey alone in front of him.
“I remember the first time you entered the labyrinth. I said that I think I can understand a little bit more about how big the world is.”
It happened on the third floor of the pilgrim’s path.
Exploring wasn’t all that hard and terrifying, Rottmiller led us up the hill.
There, we saw the vast, silvery nature together, and Dwalkie was so excited that he couldn’t sleep at night.
“I wish I could have shown you a wider world… … .”
Rotmiller finished his speech softly.
Did he still have a lot of things he wanted to say to the rest of us? Misha and the dwarf also knelt down and vomited the words inside.
I took a step away and watched it.
It wasn’t that I didn’t want to say anything.
However… … .
“Ahhh! It’s my, it’s my fault, my, I! Even if I didn’t pick that door… … !”
“No. It’s my fault. I told you to trust only me, and I would surely protect you no matter what happens, but I kept that promise… … I couldn’t keep it.”
I wouldn’t be much different from these two.
No matter what you say, it will eventually lead to self-blame. If it was Dwalky, it was clear that he wouldn’t want something like this.
This is where we have to live.
Because the world isn’t kind enough to keep falling forever.
[Meek-!]
Seeing Baikundus appearing from the other side of the aisle, I opened my mouth.
“Everyone, stop.”
“… … .”
“The enemy.”
Remember, you must rise above your sorrow.
Because that’s only the extent of what those left behind can do.
“Behel—la ah ah ah ah!!”
just have to move on
***
The battle with Baikundus was unexpectedly difficult.
For a simple reason.
There are now only four people left in this vast maze, and their stats have dropped significantly, and their injuries haven’t healed yet.
It was also thanks to Dwalky that he was able to catch level 6 monsters so easily in the first place.
“Just take what you need and go home.”
After the battle was over, I started cleaning up.
Equipment that fell all over the floor in a desperate struggle.
No, after collecting the remnants of the equipment, I properly searched the arms of the priest.
What was recovered was a necklace of unknown purpose.
Whether it was an artifact or a decoration was unknown.
Well, the only one among us that could sense the magical power of things was Dwalkie.
“It seems like nothing is wrong here.”
A middle-aged explorer who died early in the battle was also rooted, but nothing happened.
After all, everything must have been in that bastard’s subspace.
“… … I will deliver it to you wherever you wish.”
A cane and an expandable backpack he was carrying. It would make money if he took off his boots and robes and sold them, but he left them untouched.
“I will carry Dwalkie.”
Afterwards, we headed to the portal through the trap room and returned to the Tower of the Sky.
And each of them spread out and rested.
Some sat in front of Dwalky and wiped the blood off his body, while others leaned their backs against the wall and sobbed.
The peaceful time that came like a lie made me realize it on the contrary.
It’s definitely a reality, and it’s not like a dream.
“Bjorn, is there no way to take Dwalky to the city?”
“… … none.”
“Yeah, that’s right… … .”
The reality is so cruel.
You gave your precious life for us, but I can’t even take you to the city for a funeral.
Because it was a magician who died.
The body generated in the labyrinth is classified as an object, and it is impossible to take it outside without the ‘distortion’ magic.
That’s why the heart of a barbarian was special.
Can you take it back to the city without magic? Wizards must have also paid attention to that part and started researching it as a magic material.
“Misha, you too should rest.”
“I will be here a little longer. After we leave… … It’s not like you’re going to be lonely.”
“… … okay.”
With the suffocating air behind me, I took a seat in a corner.
And I checked the time.
[10:31]
One day and half more until the labyrinth is closed.
Somehow the taste was bitter.
‘… … It’s been less than an hour.’
I felt like I was really insignificant.
He went through the brink of death countless times.
I feel like I’ve been fighting with him for days and nights.
However, less than an hour had passed even though he had returned from all the training.
‘Let’s do what we have to do… … .’
Take out the letter left by the priest.
A letter that was stained and wrinkled here and there, which I would have only kept in my arms for many years. The letter was written in thick letters, explaining how the old man was put into this situation.
As I read, I focused on one thing.
‘The underground city of Noark.’
It was the name of the place where the old man was kidnapped by the dragon killer with his young grandson.
[This is a drug made by an alchemist in Noark. When you take it, it will erase the entire memory for an hour.]
It is the name of a city that had been mentioned by a psychopath in the past, and it was not found no matter how much information he searched for in the library.
Yeah, there’s something like that under that sewer.
‘Is that woman also a member of Orculis?’
With that in mind, I read the letter all the way through.
The letter left by the old man contained one surprising piece of information besides the cooperative relationship between the underground city of Noark and Orculis.
‘… … The portal must be there too.’
The foundation on which the city of Lafdonia can be maintained.
A portal connected to the labyrinth also existed underground.
Therefore, the underground explorers concealed their identities and made a nonsensical achievement of collecting manastones and building a city with them.
‘Noark.’
I engraved the name in my mind.
I had a strong conviction that there would be something entangled with this place in the future.
‘If we go out, let’s investigate further here.’
With that thought in mind, I put the letter back into my arms.
Looking at the contents, it seemed that sending the letter would not do any harm to me.
Isn’t there a saying that the enemy of an enemy is an ally?
So anyway, this problem ends here.
“… … .”
Take a long breath and close your eyes.
I longed for a break, but all sorts of thoughts came to mind and tormented me repeatedly as they were erased.
What should I do next?
As long as there is an absurd formidable enemy, the city cannot guarantee safety. You and your colleagues might try to harm me in the labyrinth.
‘Nimiral.’
Is it because of that?
It is a pity that he returned alive. If only you had treated me, I could have put an end to him myself.
‘… … What the hell am I thinking?’
I shook my head and brushed off my anger.
The world doesn’t work the way you want it to.
He probably didn’t have a choice either.
Because the evil spirit was the same in the game.
He paid a price and made his wish come true, but never gave the best result. Like a monkey’s hand that grants misfortune instead of granting a wish.
A being who always gives hope and despair at the same time.
‘… … This bastard keeps getting entangled with me strangely.’
By adding the evil god Karui to the list of investigations, I brushed off my thoughts.
It was time for me to take a break.
This is a safer place than the city, and there are many things to do when you go out.
“… … .”
After wiping his body with a wet towel, he opened his sleeping bag and laid himself down inside.
It was very strange.
He had fought such a ferocious battle for almost two nights.
I couldn’t sleep for a long time.
***
“The labyrinth is closed.”
“The character will move to Rafdonia.”
***
Sunlight poking through my eyelids.
Without even enjoying the afterglow, they passed the checkpoint and exchanged magic stones.
Then we headed to the meeting point.
The Explorers’ Guild branch located closest to the Dimension Square. When I arrived in front of it, there were a bunch of people who looked like me.
“… … .”
It was a silence that was foreign to the fact that dozens of people had gathered.
Everyone waited for their colleagues to arrive with solemn expressions.
That’s normal.
Because there is only one reason to come back to the city and start looking here without washing.
colleague’s death.
“Come in when you are all here.”
Soon after all of our colleagues arrived, we entered the guild. And he left the entire Dwalky’s equipment and backpack, which he had recovered while reporting the death.
“… … The deceased has a good colleague.”
The staff looked at us and gave us a strange look.
It would be rare to do
I don’t know about the city’s wealth, but there’s no harm in swallowing this part.
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Most of them will just report the death and it will be over.
However… … .
“The Royal Family Certified Class 8 Wizard, Reor Wob Dwalkie. The death report has been completed.”
There is no feeling of being worthless.
Sure enough, we know the contents of the will he wrote before he first entered the labyrinth.
[Haha, it’s a will. I feel like I’m really an explorer.]
[It doesn’t matter what you say, but please specify the inheritance of the property properly. Otherwise, everything will be transferred to the Explorers Guild.]
[Don’t worry about that part. It has already been decided.]
He hoped to donate his fortune to an orphanage under a certain temple.
I only found out the details yesterday.
The dwarf said Have you ever lived there for a while when you were a child? His wealth must be spent where he wishes.
‘Cause we’ve already received a bigger one.
“It’s really over… … . Well then, let’s go now.”
Anyway, this concludes the first thing I have to do when I return to the city, Dwalky’s death report.
It was surprisingly simple.
One minute to fill out the paperwork, two minutes for staff to review. It took only three minutes to put an end to a man’s 25 years of life.
‘It must be that death is common in the world.’
Leave the bitterness behind and leave the guild.
And head to the Great Temple of the Lesser Atlas.
Because that is the only way to repay the kindness to the deceased who has already left.
“You can go back and rest.”
“How could that be? You are a life saver.”
“me too… … I’ll follow you too. Because I had enough rest inside… … .”
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Missha couldn’t even rest because she cried all day, but she didn’t say anything. After all, it must be clear that you will not be able to rest properly even if you return home.
“… … .”
We all headed to our destination together.
Before long, a pure white building that seemed untouched by the world appeared, and we entered it.
After contemplating how to respond to the question of whether the apprentice priest wanted treatment, he said that he had visited at the request of High Priest Rudwig.
“Lou, High Priest Rudwig… … ?”
Did he not dare to spit lies in the place where God dwells? The young-faced priest’s eyes widened and he ran straight inside to report the news.
and… … .
“Long time no see.”
As I sat there waiting, a familiar face greeted me.
The commander of the 3rd Holy Knights, Paal Krovitz.
“I heard that you came at the request of High Priest Rudwig, who disappeared a few years ago. Do you have anything to prove?”
he asked politely.
He also said that it is a very sensitive matter for the school and asks for your understanding.
How many times have you had a lot of respect for your bounties across the city?
“A bounty?”
“Yes. Because the amount is so large, there are people who have a bad heart.”
I didn’t come here looking for a reward.
Hana I, who had a history of killing Elisha and receiving a large bounty, asked involuntarily.
“How much money is it?”
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Misha poked my side at the snobbish question and noticed. The same goes for the dwarf.
“Even if you are, this is kind of like that.”
Rotmiller, who was also an explorer and a Reatlas member, didn’t like it too much.
But Krowitz opened his mouth without saying anything.
and… … .
“Although the amount varies depending on the information provided and the presence or absence of holy objects… … .”
“However?”
“I remember that the Treasury Department raised up to 70 million stones.”
Everyone was stunned by his answer.